Beijing No.8 High School
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Beijing China |
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| Type | Public School |
| Motto | “勤奋进取，和谐致美” (Diligence, Enterprise, Harmony, Beauty) |
| Established | 1921 |
| Head of school | Juncheng Wang |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Number of students | about 2000 (main campus) |
| Average class size | 30–40 students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10:1 |
| Campus | Urban, 60,000 square metres (15 acres) |
| Color(s) | navy blue, crimson, white |
| Athletics | 20 sports |
| Website | http://www.no8ms.bj.cn |
Beijing No.8 High School (simplified Chinese: 北京市第八中学; traditional Chinese: 北京市第八中學; pinyin: Běijīngshì Dìbā Zhōngxué) is a prestigious public beacon secondary school (Grade 7–12) located in Xicheng District, Beijing, People's Republic of China. The school was accredited as "Municipal Model High School" by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Education. It is a model school for Scientific and Technological Practice, a member of the Association of Youth Technology Education, a National Established School of Sports in Beijing, a Member School of the Chinese Radio Sports Association and a member of the Jinfan Orchestra. As the Olympics approached, the school improved its stadiums and was chosen as the training place for trampoline and swimming athletes, the only school to undertake two missions at the same time. The school's stadiums are now available to the public, including a standard soccer field, a 400-meter runway, an underground running training center, a swimming pool and several standard basketball fields.
The school is divided into junior high part and senior high part. Both parts are equipped with labs, choir rooms, orchestra rooms, basketball courts and other facilities.
Elevated Sports Field (2010)
Elevated Sports Field (2012)
Elevated Sports Field (2013)
The biological technology experiment zone was installed in 2002, after the National Bureau of Education introduced the Curriculum Plan of National High Schools (experimental edition) in 2001.1. The center consists of a tissue culturing lab, a sterile operating room, and a molecular biology lab. The labs are well-equipped, the equipments include a PCR instrument and eight sterile operating tables as well as other basic necessities. The labs are surrounded by double-layer glass and can be observed from the outside. Students interested in biological experiment are encouraged to conduct simulated scientific research within the labs, and students from different high schools across Beijing take part in the experiments in this center.
Currently, the school has over a hundred faculty members. The students to faculty ratio is around 10 to 1.
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